Analysis of multimorbidity in individual elderly nursing home residents. Development of a multimorbidity matrix

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-419

  Akner, Gunnar ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical analysis; Comorbidities of the elderly; Evaluation of health status; Medical records; Multimorbidity of the elderly; Nursing home residents; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; SWEDEN;

EID: 69349086816     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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